New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1980. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in near fine dustwrapper with some toning on the spine. inscribed to Nicholas Delbanco and his wife: "To Nick and Elena with love as always, John Gardner." Gardner and acclaimed novelist and critic Delbanco first forged a friendship when Delbanco hosted Gardner during a reading tour at Bennington College in 1974. Delbanco ended up hiring Gardner for the English Department at the College. They and their families began a close professional and personal relationship in which each of the authors strove to critique the other's works in private and promote them in public, Gardner touting Delbanco as "one of the country's best novelists." Each acknowledged the contribution of the other in developing both their theories of literature and for specific elements of their respective works, whether it be Delbanco using Gardner's title *Stillness* for one of his novels or Gardner using Delbanco's writing to help clarify the husband-wife relationship in one of his own works. Delbanco's home and family became a refuge for both Gardner and his first wife during their messy divorce. Following Gardner's death in a 1982 motorcycle accident, Delbanco became Gardner's literary executor; editing and contributing an introduction to Gardner's posthumously published *Stillness and Shadows*. Delbanco's daughter Francesca, who was an occasional babysitter of Gardner's children, and who has herself published two ...

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1980-03-12. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x1. Signed by Author and Illustrator. Alfred A. Knopf / Borzoi, 1980; stated First Edition, no additional printings indicated; signed on second front end page by both illustrator Daniel Biamonte and author John Gardner, each with inscriptions to no particular person; white cloth boards, gilt titling on spine and front board; 247pp., illustrated end pages. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; one corner gently bumped, else boards very good; illustrations and text also very good. Clipped dust jacket shows only minor edge-wear. From a private collection. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges to apply for international shipping. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 1980. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 039450920X 9780394509204 [US]

NY: Knopf, Date: 1980. First edition, first prnt. Full cloth with gilt lettering on spine, eggshell blue topstain. Inscribed by Gardner on the obverse of the page listing his published books. "To Marge with more love John Gardner." Also inscribed by Gardner's aunt on the front free endpage (which prededes the page inscribed by Gardner). "To Marge, with much love, Lu." The inscriptee's bookplate with her holograph name printed in ink affixed to the front pastedown. Bright, tight copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Unusual a such.. Inscribed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy. 1980. Knopf ISBN 039450920x 9780394509204 [US]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1980. Softcover. Near Fine. Uncorrected Proof. Printed tall wrappers. Faint bend on front wrap, else near fine. Signed by the author. 1980. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 039450920X 9780394509204 [US]

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, Date: 1980. 246 pages Very small tears on top edge of DJ;. First Edition. Cloth. Fine+/Fine. 1980. Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated ISBN 039450920x 9780394509204 [US]

New York: Random House. Date: 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 039450920X . Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Light foxing on top text block edge. ; 8.5 X 5.8 X 1.1 inches . 1980. Random House ISBN 039450920X 9780394509204 [US]

ISBN10: 039450920X, ISBN13: 9780394509204, [publisher: Random House, New York] Hardcover First Edition Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Light foxing on top text block edge. ; 8.5 X 5.8 X 1.1 inches.
[Pomona, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1980]
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New York Random House Inc 1980 First Edition; First Printing Hardcover Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Remainder mark on top text block edge.; 8.5 X 5.8 X 1.1 inches.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Date: 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 039450920X . An attractive first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike, lightly spine tanned dust-jacket. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number and signature on front paste down; Freddy's Book is a children's book about a Freddy Fazbear who lives in a restaurant with his friends, the animatronics. Freddy's friends are Bonnie, Chica, andFoxy. The book follows Freddy as he tries to solve the mystery of the animatronics' disappearances.; 8vo . 1980. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 039450920X US

New York Alfred A. Knopf 1980 First Edition; First Printing Hardcover Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Light soiling of text block. Jacket has been carefully taped down to boards.; 8.5 X 5.8 X 1.1 inches; 245 pages.

Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1980-03-12. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1980. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 039450920X 9780394509204 [US]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Date: 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 039450920x . A Fine first Printing of the First Edition in a Fine dust-jacket that has light discoloration to the edges; Freddy's Book is a children's book written by John Gardner. The book is about Freddy Fazbear, a toy animatronic bear that is malfunctioning and is being kept in the children's play area of the restaurant Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. The children are scared of Freddy Fazbear and believe that he is going to kill them. However, Freddy Fazbear is actually just a toy that is malfunctioning. The children are able to fix Freddy Fazbear and he is able to return to the play area.; 8vo ; 245 pages; TBC; . 1980. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 039450920x 9780394509204 [US]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Date: 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 039450920x . A Fine first Printing of the First Edition in a Fine dust-jacket; Freddy's Book is a children's book written by John Gardner. The book is about a boy named Freddy who is always being terrorized by a monster. Freddy's parents always tell him to never give up, and Freddy eventually defeats the monster.; 8vo ; 245 pages; TBC; . 1980. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 039450920x 9780394509204 [US]

ISBN10: 039450920X, ISBN13: 9780394509204, [publisher: Alfred A. Knopf] Hardcover New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.1
[North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1980]

ISBN10: 039450920X, ISBN13: 9780394509204, [publisher: Alfred A. Knopf] Hardcover New
[Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1980]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Date: 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 039450920x . A Fine first Printing of the First Edition in a Fine dust-jacket that has light discoloration to the edges; Freddy's Book is a children's book written by John Gardner. The book is about Freddy Fazbear, a toy animatronic bear that is malfunctioning and is being kept in the children's play area of the restaurant Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. The children are scared of Freddy Fazbear and believe that he is going to kill them. However, Freddy Fazbear is actually just a toy that is malfunctioning. The children are able to fix Freddy Fazbear and he is able to return to the play area.; 8vo ; 245 pages; TBC; . 1980. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 039450920x US

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Date: 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 039450920x . A Fine first Printing of the First Edition in a Fine dust-jacket; Freddy's Book is a children's book written by John Gardner. The book is about a boy named Freddy who is always being terrorized by a monster. Freddy's parents always tell him to never give up, and Freddy eventually defeats the monster.; 8vo ; 245 pages; TBC; . 1980. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 039450920x US

ISBN10: 039450920X, ISBN13: 9780394509204, [publisher: Knopf] Hardcover
[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1980]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1980. First Edition. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo, beige cloth with gold lettering on spine & embossed cover with "JG," Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with upsidedown man entangled in buck horns by Daniel Biamonte who executed 9 more in-text full-page B&W illustrations, [viii] + [246] deckled pages + [2] A Note on the Type. John Gardner (1933 - 1982) was an American novelist, essayist, literary critic and university professor. He is best known for his 1971 novel Grendel, a retelling of the Beowulf myth from the monster's point of view. A tour de force! Gardner's other highly respected novels include The Sunlight Dialogues, about a disaffected policeman asked to engage a madman fluent in classical mythology; Grendel, a retelling of the Beowulf legend from the monster's point of view, with an existential subtext; and October Light, about an embittered brother and sister living and feuding with each other in rural Vermont (the novel includes an invented "trashy novel" the woman reads). This last book won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1976. Gardner was killed in a motorcycle accident on September 14, 1982. Freddy's Book is Gardner's illustrated novel Freddy's Book, written by an 8-foot tall college student, which brings to life 16th century Scandinavia. The recreation is filled with dreams, escapes, lords, knights, and peasants who struggle with evil and ...

Alfred A. Knopf 1980 Hard cover Good First edition copy. Collectible-Good. Very Good dust jacket. Spine slightly slanted. In protective mylar cover. From the collection of Charles Edward Roberts, owner and founder of Wonder Book & Video. With his signature on his personalized bookplate on front endpage.

ISBN10: 039450920X, ISBN13: 9780394509204, [publisher: Alfred A. Knopf] Hardcover First Edition First edition copy. . Very Good dust jacket. Spine slightly slanted. In protective mylar cover. From the collection of Charles Edward Roberts, owner and founder of Wonder Book & Video. With his signature on his personalized bookplate on front endpage.
[Frederick, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1980]

New York: Knopf, Date: 1980. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Gardner's eighth novel is a novel within the novel, written by Freddy, an eight-foot tall, obese, painfully shy adolescent; dustjacket art and text illustrations by Daniel Biamonte. Collectable. 1980. Knopf ISBN 039450920X 9780394509204 [US]

ISBN10: 039450920X, ISBN13: 9780394509204, [publisher: Alfred A. Knopf] Hardcover Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES Literature & Fiction. First edition. Very good name in ink front free endpaper in good torn chipped dust jacket.
[Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1980]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1980. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with toning on the spine. 1980. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 039450920X US

New York: Knopf, Date: 1980. 1st. Hardcover. Book fine, Dust jacket fine.. 1980. Knopf ISBN 039450920X US